North Branch Susquehanna River at Bainbridge, Chenango County NY (BAIN6)

Gage Location: Chenango County, New York

Site Location: Chenango County, New York

Latitude: 42.291

Longitude: -75.477

Elevation: 956.55 ft. MSL

Drainage Area: 1610 Sq. Mi.

Minor Stage: 15 ft.

Moderate Stage: 20 ft.

Major Stage: 22 ft.

First Flood: 1910-03-01

Last Flood: 2014-05-17 Crest: 15.09 ft.

Datum change: 2009-06-29

Number of Floods: 45

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Date of Flood

Crest(ft)

Streamflow(cfs)

Category

Code

1910-03-01

22.1

-9999

Major

C1

1914-03-29

23.1

-9999

Major

C1

1918-02-21

20.4

-9999

Moderate

C1

1977-03-15

22.2

-9999

Major

C1

1977-10-18

20.4

-9999

Moderate

C1

1979-01-02

16.35

-9999

Minor

C1

1979-03-07

21.96

-9999

Moderate

C1

1980-03-23

15.85

-9999

Minor

C1

1983-12-14

17.8

-9999

Minor

C1

1986-03-16

19.8

-9999

Minor

C1

1987-04-06

14.8

-9999

Minor

C1

1988-02-10

17.85

-9999

Minor

C1

1989-05-07

13.45

18900

Minor

C1

1990-02-17

13.98

19000

Minor

C1

1990-11-11

13.4

17700

Minor

C1 F1

1993-03-31

20.17

36600

Moderate

C1

1994-04-08

15.04

22500

Minor

C1

1996-01-20

21.04

34500

Moderate

C1 C5 F1 F3

1996-12-03

16.92

27300

Minor

C1

1998-01-10

19.91

35800

Minor

C1

1999-01-25

16.89

27200

Minor

C1

2000-02-29

19.53

34600

Minor

C1

2001-04-11

17.55

29000

Minor

C1

2002-03-27

13.42

18700

Minor

C1

2003-03-22

17.63

29200

Minor

C1

2004-03-07

13.12

18012

Minor

C1

2004-09-18

15.11

22700

Minor

C1

2005-01-14

13.86

-9999

Minor

C1

2005-03-29

15.25

-9999

Minor

C1

2005-04-04

20.47

37500

Moderate

C1

2006-01-19

13.64

-9999

Minor

C1

2006-06-29

27.05

58700

Major

C1

2006-11-18

13.49

-9999

Minor

C1

2007-03-15

15.08

-9999

Minor

C1

2007-03-28

15.34

22500

Minor

C1

2007-04-18

13.14

-9999

Minor

C1

2008-02-07

14.9

-9999

Minor

C1

2008-03-06

14.54

-9999

Minor

C1

2008-03-09

16.91

25700

Minor

C1

2009-03-09

14.05

17600

Minor

C1

2010-03-24

15

20300

Minor

none

2011-03-12

16.02

24200

Minor

none

2011-04-29

16.54

25500

Minor

none

2011-09-08

26.2

51700

Major

none

2014-05-17

15.09

21600

Minor

none

Codes and description

C1|Crest information during this period may be incomplete and therefore was not used in frequency calculations. Some of the floods are based on current flood stage and nearby gage information.
C2|Crest information during this period looks reliable despite potential problems. This data was used in frequency calculations.
C3|Crest height estimated by the USGS.
C4|Crest height is from the National Weather Service.
C5|Crest height affected by backwater.
C6|Crest occurred at a previous flood stage that is lower than the current flood stage. The crests below the new flood stage are not used in flood frequency calculations.
C7|Crest from USGS yearly peak and/or date is different than the crest we provide. In many cases MARFC uses crest based on backwater or ice effects.
C8|Crest month or day of occurrence has been estimated by The Middle Atlantic River Forecast Center usually based on nearby gage information.
C9|Crest date (day) in the month is unknown.
F1|Flow is an estimate.
F2|Flow affected by regulation or diversion and in some cases to an unknown degree.
F3|Flow effected by snow-melt, ice jam or debris jam break up.
F4|Flow affected by dam failure.
F5|Flow - All or part of the record affected by urbanization, mining, agricultural changes, channelization or other factors.
G1|Gage height at a different site and/or datum.
G2|Gage is not an official USGS gage with crests provided by the NWS. Crest information looks unreliable and incomplete and not used in flood frequency calculations.
G3|Gage datum changed during this year.
none,No code; Good Data